Define Mortar - answer-Mortar seals between the units to keep water and wind from penetrating and bonds the structural/ masonry wall.
Identify a stretcher, soldier, header and rowlock - answer-Stretcher is a brick laid with its face parallel to the wall and its long dimension horizontal.
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Brick, Stone and Concrete Masonry
Define Mortar - answer-Mortar seals between the units to keep water and wind from
penetrating and bonds the structural/ masonry wall.
Identify a stretcher, soldier, header and rowlock - answer-Stretcher is a brick laid with its
face parallel to the wall and its long dimension horizontal.
Header is a brick laid to bond two wyths together.
A solider is a brick laid on its end with its face parallel to the wall.
A rowlock is a brick laid on its face with its end visible in the wall face.
Define Course - answer-A course is a horizontal layer of bricks or other masonry
material
Name the frequently structural bonds for brick wall - answer-Running Bond, Common
Bond also known s American Bond, English Bond, Flemish Bond
Identify with the image how to lay bricks - answer-
What are the most common types of bricks used for construction? - answer-Cored,
hollow, frogged
Define Wythe - answer-A wythe is a vertical layer of masonry units one unit thick.
Define a running bond - answer-Consists entirely of stretchers
Define Flemish Bond - answer-Alternates headers and stretchers in each course.
Define English Bond - answer-Alternates courses of headers and stretchers
Define Common Bond - answer-Also Known as American Bond, has a header course
every 6th course. Notice how the head joints are aligned between the header and
stretcher courses.
What are the 4 structural bonds for brick wall? - answer-Running Bond, Common Bond,
English Bond, Flemish Bond
What is the thickness of mortar joints? - answer-1/4 inch to more than 1/2 inch.
Identify the different joints (also known as struct joints) - answer-
, What are the advantages of Vee Joints and Concave Joints? - answer-Are used
outdoors, they shed water and resist freeze thaw damage
What are the advantages of raked or stripped joint? - answer-Used indoors and can be
used if desired to accentuate the pattern of bricks in the wall and deemphasize the
mortar.
Define Lintels - answer-Lintels reinforce brick, reinforce concrete or steel angles and
used by steel.
A lintel is a structural member placed over an opening in a wall. In the case of a brick
masonry wall, lintels may consist of reinforced brick masonry, brick masonry arches,
precast concrete or structural steel shapes.
Name the 3 types of lintels for spanning openings in brick walls - answer-1. The double
angle steel lintel (top) us scarcely visible in the finished wall. The reinforced brick lintel
(center) works in the same manner as reinforced concrete beam and gives no visible
clues to what supports the brick opening. The pre-cast reinforced concrete lintel
(bottom) is clearly visible.
Define Corbelling - answer-A piece of stone, wood, brick, or other building material,
projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.
Define Centering - answer-The temporary wood or steel work that supports the arch
until it is stable.
Define the spandrel for Masonry wall - answer-The area of the wall that adjoins the arch
What is brick made from? - answer-30% Clay and 75% terracotta
What type of construction was used in gothic cathedrals? - answer-All the skills of the
19th century masonry were called into play to create the corbels and arches.
Define a load-bearing for brick - answer-A reinforced brick loadbearing wall is built by
installing steel reinforcing bars in a thickened collar joint, then filling the joint with
portland cement grout. The clean-out holes shown here are used in the high-lift method
of grouting
Define Quoins - answer-The large blocks at the bottom of the building or the cut stone
blocks used to form strong corners on walls of weak masonry materials such as mud
bricks or round fieldstones.
Who first erected masonry? - answer-The Egyptians erected the first stone temples and
pyramids. However, the Greeks perfected the temples and was the first to create large
scale masonry arches and vaults in their temple.
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